The Damascus Ghouta is a green agricultural belt surroondin the ceety o Damascus in the Sooth an East. Separatin the ceety frae the Sirie Steppe, it haes providit its indwallers wi a variety o cereals, vegetables an fruits for thoosans o years. While human settlements in the aurie date back tae auncient times, an uncontrolled development o the aurie teuk place throughoot the past decades. The increasin fuid demand bi the rapidly growin population o the caipital, urbanization an industrial development hae increased the pressur on the agricultural lands.

This Oasis haes been a vera popular resort for the ceety dwallers pairticularly in Ware.